Afterwards, simply press the accelerator, gingerly at first because initial acceleration is brisk. Eventually you’ll discover a detent roughly halfway through its travel to show when you’re being especially wasteful with battery energy.

The T27 is a shade faster off the mark than the petrol-powered T25 thanks to the ‘max torque from zero’ characteristic of its 34bhp electric motor, but top speed is governed at 65mph. Be sensible and its surprisingly compact lithium ion battery will take you 100 miles before it demands a four-hour ‘fill’ through a domestic power socket.

In ride quality terms, the suspension isn’t exactly soft, but it’s on the supple side of sporty, the obvious rigidity of the chassis providing a superb platform for the all-independent suspension.

Given the short wheelbase and short overhangs (zero rear, a hand span in front), you might expect lots of pitch, and over short suburban bumps there is indeed some of it. But the car’s pitch damping is truly brilliant. So is its general resistance to body roll, given the bump absorption capabilities. In an ideal world you may want slightly more direct steering, but Murray has opted to increase overall efficiency with power assistance. As it is, the system connects directly to the road.

Driving the T27 is seductive: even if someone embraces Murray’s designs and processes tomorrow, it will be a long time before cars like these become ordinary.